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Superman: The Movie

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Superman: The Movie
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PG,2hrs 30min
Genres:
Family,Action,Sci-Fi
Released:
December 15, 1978
Director:
Richard Donner
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve  ...more
Synopsis: Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is raised by a Midwestern family. In no time, the movie has run through his teenage years, and Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, where he is a news reporter. ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Superman is a pure delight, a wondrous combination of all the old-fashioned things we never really get tired of: adventure and romance, heroes and villains, earthshaking special effects, and -- you know what else? Wit. Full Review
Metascore
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88
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 12 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Marlon Brando
Jor-El
Gene Hackman
Lex Luthor
Christopher Reeve
Clark Kent/Superman
Margot Kidder
Lois Lane
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